noun. The first division of the stomach of a ruminant animal, in which most food collects immediately after being swallowed and from which it is later returned to the mouth as cud for thorough chewing.

noun. The cud of a ruminant.

noun. The paunch or first stomach of a ruminant; the largest of the four compartments of the ruminant stomach.

noun. The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.

noun. The cud of a ruminant.

noun. The first stomach of ruminants

noun. the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing

"Unlike converting methane from cow shit into electricity, a method that requires expensive gear, this method generates electricity as the microorganisms in rumen fluid break down the complex carbohydrates in roughage."

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